Senate roll call 230 · 79th Congress · Jul 22, 1946
H J RES 225. Capehart amend. As substitute for the provision w/respect to the boundary line of a state.
On Jul 22, 1946, the Senate voted 15–64 (HJRE 225). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 2–42, Republicans 13–21, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 15 members voted against their own party.
During the 79th Congress (1945–1946), Harry S. Truman was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 15
- No
- 64
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Jul 22, 1946
By party
- Democrats2 yes · 42 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Republicans13 yes · 21 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- George Allison Wilson R-IA voted yes
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL voted yes
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS voted yes
- William Abner Stanfill R-KY voted yes
- Forrest C. Donnell R-MO voted yes
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND voted yes
- William Langer R-ND voted yes
- Dennis Chavez D-NM voted yes
- Guy Cordon R-OR voted yes
- Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR voted yes
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI voted yes
- Harlan John Bushfield R-SD voted yes
- George David Aiken R-VT voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- George Allison Wilson R-IA
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- William Abner Stanfill R-KY
- Forrest C. Donnell R-MO
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- William Langer R-ND
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Harlan John Bushfield R-SD
- George David Aiken R-VT
How each senator voted: No
- George Robinson Swift D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- William Fife Knowland R-CA
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Brien Mcmahon D-CT
- Thomas Charles Hart R-CT
- Clayton Douglass Buck R-DE
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Glen Hearst Taylor D-ID
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Edward Peter Carville D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- James Wylie Huffman D-OH
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Francis John Myers D-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Thomas Granville Burch D-VA
- Hugh Burnton Mitchell D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY
Voted present
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- Charles Clinton Gossett D-ID
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Frank Parks Briggs D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Did not vote
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Thomas R-ID
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- John Moses D-ND
- James Graves Scrugham D-NV
- Harold Hitz Burton R-OH
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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